This popular and important textbook of Gothic architecture, first published in 1849, which ran to at least sixteen editions. The book is divided into the main body of the text, with mostly English examples of the various periods, and a section on foreign styles (French Gothic, Italian, Spanish, Swiss, Belgian, German).-Print ed. John Henry Parker CB (1 March 1806 – 31 January 1884) was an Eng…
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John Henry Parker's remarkably timeless dictionary of architecture, first published in 1846, became such a success that he continued to revise it for several years. A profusely illustrated manual that is valuable as a reference or as a portable guide on visits to historical buildings, this authoritative glossary of nearly 500 words used in Greek, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture remains …